Category Archives: Dallas

Jefferson is the County Seat of Marion County.  It was once a busy riverport town. It was the jewel of the Big Cypress River, the “Riverport to the Southwest.”  It boomed, and boomed big, back in the heyday of the … Continue reading →

This was a New Years Eve walk.  We started at 3 pm and finished up just as  the lights were coming on.  Our walk started at Telegraph Park – the site of the first telegraph office in the State of … Continue reading →

I have not walked here since 2015. Not surprisingly the lovely Village of Guene that I remembered is no more.  It  has  become a thriving suburb of New Braunfels. Vintage water tower still stands. Gruene Mercantile  built in 1904.  It … Continue reading →

This walk started at Pine of Flower Mound plaza.  It progressed thru residential area to a walking trail along Stone Creek, and returned thru a different residential district. We passed a small park with a this gazebo. Stone Creek is … Continue reading →

This walk started at the Dallas Black Dance Theater, which was built in 1930 as the Moorland YMCA. The building had separate entrances for the men and boys. Activity around the registration table. Our turn to register. St. Paul United … Continue reading →

The Cedars area, named for its magnificent forest of conifer trees, was once a late 19th-century district of Victorian homes and one of Dallas’ first neighborhoods. However, industrial growth altered its residential character, and modern expressways stranded the area from … Continue reading →

It is a new year and hopefully better year.  This is the sixth time I’ve blogged about walking in Belton.  Our last walk here was in 2017.  After registering we parked at (former) Confederate Park, it has been renamed but … Continue reading →

This was an event.  It started at 5:00.  We  walked the Riverwalk to  see the Christmas Lights in San Antonio. It started at the 1904 Victorian Style Mansion that is the home of VFW Post 76.